Convert M4R to AAC - online and free - this page also contains information on the M4R and AAC file extensions.
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How to convert a M4R to a AAC file?
- Choose the M4R file that you want to convert.
- Select AAC as the the format you want to convert your M4R file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your M4R file.
Zamzar Pro Tip: You can use the Quicktime player to open M4R files. This is a free player bundled with Macs and downloadable for Windows.
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| File extension | .m4r |
| Category | Music File |
| Description | The M4R is an iPhone ringtone file that is essentially a renamed AAC (m4a) file. Not all iTunes Music Store songs can be used to create M4R ringtones. In order to create an M4R ring tone from an iTunes song, the song must allow for M4R ringtone creation. An M4R ring tone is automatically transferred to a user's iPhone when the iPhone is synced with the user's computer. |
| Actions | M4R to AAC - Convert file now View other music file formats |
| Technical Details | M4R is essentially a renamed AAC (M4A) file - it is similar to MP3 but compresses the digital audio files further. It is part of the MPEG-4 standard and is specified in the ISO/IEC standard 14496-3. It is a lossy algorithm much like AAC and MP3. M4R supports auditory masking - essentially discarding data with minimal loss of quality. |
| Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes |
| Developed by | Apple |
| MIME type | audio/aac |
| Useful links | Larger guide to M4R More detail on the MPEG4 format Convert M4R file |
| File extension | .aac |
| Category | Music File |
| Description | AAC is similar to MP3. It essentially cuts out, or compresses, information that the human ear cannot pick up thereby making digital files smaller and more easily managed and therefore quicker to download. AAC is about half the size of MP3 but with better quality. It is at least one tenth the size of CD digital data. Apple are the biggest users of this format and if you have an iPod or iPhone then you will have come across this format as it is iTunes default audio format. |
| Actions | Convert AAC file View other music file formats |
| Technical Details | AAC is similar in concept to MP3 but goes further. It too compresses digital audio files but to a bigger degree. It is also part of the MPEG-4 standard, it is most widely used to create small digital audio files. The current variant is specified in ISO/IEC standard 14496-3. Like MP3, AAC is a lossy algorithm. The human hearing system cannot hear quiet sounds in the presence of loud sounds of a similar frequency; for example, a voice conversation cannot be heard while an aeroplane flies low overhead. This is known as auditory masking, this allows the discarding of data with minimal loss of quality. |
| Associated programs | KMPlayer RealPlayer VideoLAN VLC Media Player Windows Media Player iTunes |
| Developed by | A combination of Fraunhofer IIS, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Dolby and Sony Corporation |
| MIME type | audio/aac |
| Useful links | More detail about the AAC file format How to play AAC files Convert AAC file |
Convert M4R file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert M4R files to a variety of other formats
- m4r to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- m4r to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- m4r to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- m4r to m4a (Compressed video file)
- m4r to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- m4r to mp4 (MPEG-4 Video File)
- m4r to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- m4r to wav (Windows audio file)
- m4r to wma (Windows Media Audio)